You have teased out a most entertaining idea. I would indeed like to see the rendering of semantically complex ideas into still illustrations, probably woodcuts no less. If any people actually did that it would propel them to the top of the list of civilizational and intellectual sophistication.
One thing we can be thankful for: "Pride Month" was a complete, total, and utter disaster this year. All the woke movies have utterly bombed in theatres, with the latest flop being Supergirl, a story about a woman who can fly but apparently can't stay sober long enough to plot a destination. To hell with the universe. All that matters is saving her dog. The "Supreme Court" put the icing on the cake with a declaration that Trannies cannot compete in women's sports. You would think that, ten or so years ago when this was rolling out, the Soccer Moms and Coaching Dads would have reacted with a cosmic "Duh, Trannies are perverts who can have their own competitions." The turning point was some years back when the Los Angeles Dodgers decided to have a ceremony to commemorate the "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence" and then had an epiphany which Bud Light and Disney have yet to manifest- that even in the 2020's celebrating blasphemies against God and the Catholic Church are not a good business move, even if all the Suits basically want to eschew the Rainbow Coalition.
That was the one bright spot in an otherwise dismal year, with the onset of the summer of our discontent. (The other bright spot conditions appear to be very favorable for thunderstorms on the night of the 4th, so my dog will get some relief, as she is utterly terrified of fireworks and hides under the bed.)
I remember the Bicentennial. The whole summer was one patriotic celebration after another, kicking off on Memorial Day and lasting to Labor Day. Every weekend, there were battle reenactments, fireworks, parties, free tours, dedications of memorials, and suchlike. It was like July 4th all summer. And here in 2026, barely a peep. Just another July 4th. Nobody really seems to care that we have been around now for a quarter of a millennia. (I suppose there are lot of realists out there who realize that by 2276 this country will be a distant memory, consigned to books in libraries and lectured about at universities. I suppose they will compare the Trump and Biden administrations to Caligula and Nero. They will talk about how people were hauled to jail for having an empty beer bottle in their car or made fun of Non_Irish Car Salesmen on Social Media.)
I wonder what the The Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute thinks about GITMO or Abu Gahrab or the NDAA. Maybe you can go to jail for making memes about that.
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us. You are our only hope.
You're right, TW- Pride month does seem to have been tamed down. Maybe we can credit Trumpenstein's influence. Not much else we can credit him for. Thanks!
Don, in a rare moment, I find myself not agreeing with. I'm not disagreeing with you. It seems to me, we do have a Republic but wrapped inside of that Representative government is a Democracy. It's a private Democracy. The bills are passed by a majority or in the case of a veto, a 2/3s majority. The SCOTUS passes on a vote margin of one. The executive office is even worse. The majority is still one at that post.
No, I think we have a Republic. After all, nowhere in the 1787 Constitution does it claim that a "Republic" guarantees our God given rights at all times. The words, "no ex post facto laws" are supposed to mean that, however the Republic's representatives, never bring up that fact up, because we as a nation, would turn around ask just how many laws and rules in our modern government are "ex post facto." I suspect there would be little of the party system left after that. The republic we have, operates just like all of the others I've seen. The former USSR, The People's Republic of China, People's Republic of North Korea and on and on they go.
You had your suspicions about Ben Franklin before. I think you're closer to the truth on that side of the "Franklin T" of his having been of a strange sort. Isn't it the strange ones we see, grabbing onto extra amounts of power to keep their dastardly deeds covered up?
All of it done, thanks to our Republic. After all, we killed off 60 million innocent babies in their mother's wombs thanks to our "Republic." Happy 4th anyway Don! See you on the 7th
The part of your essay about Hollywood not making films about the founding is very important. It is illustrative of the cultural subversion that has helped make America 2.0 possible. In any other country with such a dramatic and successful independence movement there would be constant films about it.
Alas, when your entertainment industry is controlled by a hostile tribe that can't take credit for the founding and hates the country and the heritage population, you don't get that movie or TV show. You get Roots!
Lately, HellyWood seems to be avoiding anything even remotely resembling Christian Culture. They turned Han Solo into a Galactic Loser and Luke Skywalker into a Defeatist Recluse. They turned James Tiberius Kirk into a woke university professor. They turned the Rebel Alliance into a platform for Lesbian Librarians. They turned Star Fleet Academy into Drag Queen Story Hour. They turned the Jedi Knights in Evil Nazis persecuting the Enlightened and Liberated Ones. They utterly wreckconned Superman and Batman. They destroyed Indiana Jones and Doctor Who. The Bimbo Captains were bad enough. Picard and his Love Boat was bad enough. But what Hellywood and the House of Mouse did to Star Wars with the Acolyte Series was basically worse than if they would have trained the Death Star on the Millennium Falcon. So, you really think these perverts and retards would pay homage to the Icons of Washington, Davis, and Jefferson? I would sooner expect a Pack of Wolves to intone the Stabat Mater.
Thanks for the reminder of the rich patriots that gave their fortunes and lives after signing the Declaration of Independence! At this point, I am so disgusted with our government, I don't want to celebrate! I pray we will somehow be able to breathe life back into our country and culture. God bless us.
Just a reminder, if you see any of your fellow Americans drinking Bud Light, remind them we are boycotting the company for their disgusting pandering to the LGBT community by having transgender Dylan Mulvaney as their spokesperson. I say this as a joke when I see people drinking Bud Light, but they get it.
I think that boycott has long been forgotten, Robin. Peyton Manning and other celebrities, along with Trumpenstein himself, told us it was okay to drink it again. More "winning." Thanks!
I don't celebrate holidays much these days. I observe Easter and Christmas as religious holidays...but don't go in for the secular stuff. If I didn't know better, I would think Juneteenf was a meme. I guess it's a day to celebrate ebonics. I do however, always go somewhere for a picnic on July 4th...the mountains, the desert, or the beach. In 1984 it was the Rainbow Gathering in California (not much fun, but lots of hilarious memories - too bad the two guys who went with me are dead now, so I have no one to reminisce with). In 1997, returning from a road trip to the east coast, I found myself in the tiny town of Driggs, Idaho. The motel owner told me to walk downtown for the fireworks, which I did. It was an impressive display for such a small town, but I left shorty because my little dog (the one in my avatar) started shaking.
I remember the Bicentennial well. I went to a party at a lake on the Oregon coast. I remember someone saying: "Is this all there is? It seems like there should be something bigger". We had been built up for a least a year in advance of the big day. That was 50 years ago. It seems like ancient history, but at the same time, it seems like last year. Where did 50 years go? Donald, you have a good memory. Where did you spend the Bicentennial? You must have been very close to all the big stuff.
I appreciate you sharing your experiences, Kris, as always. I also was underwhelmed by there not being something much "bigger" for the Bicentennial. I was in my then fiance's apartment (we broke up the next year), watching on TV. Not very exciting for someone as interested in history as me. Thanks!
Sad but true, where is my America where we said the pledge of allegiance standing with our hands over hearts facing the flag at the start of every school day? Sometimes we even said the Our Father prayer, the non Catholic version, where we learned Civics and American History and knew all the words to The Star Spangled Banner and America, the Beautiful, and there were only two sexes, etc. Still, I say, God Bless America!!! And then hope for a miracle to save this once great country.
One of my favorites: 'Notes on the State of Virginia' ---Thomas Jefferson.
I'll bet it is also a big hit with Haitians seeking to deeply assimilate.
The Somalis reportedly study the Federalist Papers before moving to America. It is so popular they have an illustrated edition.
You have teased out a most entertaining idea. I would indeed like to see the rendering of semantically complex ideas into still illustrations, probably woodcuts no less. If any people actually did that it would propel them to the top of the list of civilizational and intellectual sophistication.
One thing we can be thankful for: "Pride Month" was a complete, total, and utter disaster this year. All the woke movies have utterly bombed in theatres, with the latest flop being Supergirl, a story about a woman who can fly but apparently can't stay sober long enough to plot a destination. To hell with the universe. All that matters is saving her dog. The "Supreme Court" put the icing on the cake with a declaration that Trannies cannot compete in women's sports. You would think that, ten or so years ago when this was rolling out, the Soccer Moms and Coaching Dads would have reacted with a cosmic "Duh, Trannies are perverts who can have their own competitions." The turning point was some years back when the Los Angeles Dodgers decided to have a ceremony to commemorate the "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence" and then had an epiphany which Bud Light and Disney have yet to manifest- that even in the 2020's celebrating blasphemies against God and the Catholic Church are not a good business move, even if all the Suits basically want to eschew the Rainbow Coalition.
That was the one bright spot in an otherwise dismal year, with the onset of the summer of our discontent. (The other bright spot conditions appear to be very favorable for thunderstorms on the night of the 4th, so my dog will get some relief, as she is utterly terrified of fireworks and hides under the bed.)
I remember the Bicentennial. The whole summer was one patriotic celebration after another, kicking off on Memorial Day and lasting to Labor Day. Every weekend, there were battle reenactments, fireworks, parties, free tours, dedications of memorials, and suchlike. It was like July 4th all summer. And here in 2026, barely a peep. Just another July 4th. Nobody really seems to care that we have been around now for a quarter of a millennia. (I suppose there are lot of realists out there who realize that by 2276 this country will be a distant memory, consigned to books in libraries and lectured about at universities. I suppose they will compare the Trump and Biden administrations to Caligula and Nero. They will talk about how people were hauled to jail for having an empty beer bottle in their car or made fun of Non_Irish Car Salesmen on Social Media.)
I wonder what the The Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute thinks about GITMO or Abu Gahrab or the NDAA. Maybe you can go to jail for making memes about that.
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us. You are our only hope.
You're right, TW- Pride month does seem to have been tamed down. Maybe we can credit Trumpenstein's influence. Not much else we can credit him for. Thanks!
I've noticed this too.
Don, in a rare moment, I find myself not agreeing with. I'm not disagreeing with you. It seems to me, we do have a Republic but wrapped inside of that Representative government is a Democracy. It's a private Democracy. The bills are passed by a majority or in the case of a veto, a 2/3s majority. The SCOTUS passes on a vote margin of one. The executive office is even worse. The majority is still one at that post.
No, I think we have a Republic. After all, nowhere in the 1787 Constitution does it claim that a "Republic" guarantees our God given rights at all times. The words, "no ex post facto laws" are supposed to mean that, however the Republic's representatives, never bring up that fact up, because we as a nation, would turn around ask just how many laws and rules in our modern government are "ex post facto." I suspect there would be little of the party system left after that. The republic we have, operates just like all of the others I've seen. The former USSR, The People's Republic of China, People's Republic of North Korea and on and on they go.
You had your suspicions about Ben Franklin before. I think you're closer to the truth on that side of the "Franklin T" of his having been of a strange sort. Isn't it the strange ones we see, grabbing onto extra amounts of power to keep their dastardly deeds covered up?
All of it done, thanks to our Republic. After all, we killed off 60 million innocent babies in their mother's wombs thanks to our "Republic." Happy 4th anyway Don! See you on the 7th
I bow to you on these matters, my friend. You are the expert on our founding. Happy 4th to you, too. Thanks!
The part of your essay about Hollywood not making films about the founding is very important. It is illustrative of the cultural subversion that has helped make America 2.0 possible. In any other country with such a dramatic and successful independence movement there would be constant films about it.
Alas, when your entertainment industry is controlled by a hostile tribe that can't take credit for the founding and hates the country and the heritage population, you don't get that movie or TV show. You get Roots!
Yep. It really is amazing how Hollywood avoids our founding, Al. Thanks!
Lately, HellyWood seems to be avoiding anything even remotely resembling Christian Culture. They turned Han Solo into a Galactic Loser and Luke Skywalker into a Defeatist Recluse. They turned James Tiberius Kirk into a woke university professor. They turned the Rebel Alliance into a platform for Lesbian Librarians. They turned Star Fleet Academy into Drag Queen Story Hour. They turned the Jedi Knights in Evil Nazis persecuting the Enlightened and Liberated Ones. They utterly wreckconned Superman and Batman. They destroyed Indiana Jones and Doctor Who. The Bimbo Captains were bad enough. Picard and his Love Boat was bad enough. But what Hellywood and the House of Mouse did to Star Wars with the Acolyte Series was basically worse than if they would have trained the Death Star on the Millennium Falcon. So, you really think these perverts and retards would pay homage to the Icons of Washington, Davis, and Jefferson? I would sooner expect a Pack of Wolves to intone the Stabat Mater.
Thanks for the reminder of the rich patriots that gave their fortunes and lives after signing the Declaration of Independence! At this point, I am so disgusted with our government, I don't want to celebrate! I pray we will somehow be able to breathe life back into our country and culture. God bless us.
Just a reminder, if you see any of your fellow Americans drinking Bud Light, remind them we are boycotting the company for their disgusting pandering to the LGBT community by having transgender Dylan Mulvaney as their spokesperson. I say this as a joke when I see people drinking Bud Light, but they get it.
I think that boycott has long been forgotten, Robin. Peyton Manning and other celebrities, along with Trumpenstein himself, told us it was okay to drink it again. More "winning." Thanks!
I agree most people have forgotten that boycott. I was reminded of it reading your article! A great article
Thanks, Robin!
I don't celebrate holidays much these days. I observe Easter and Christmas as religious holidays...but don't go in for the secular stuff. If I didn't know better, I would think Juneteenf was a meme. I guess it's a day to celebrate ebonics. I do however, always go somewhere for a picnic on July 4th...the mountains, the desert, or the beach. In 1984 it was the Rainbow Gathering in California (not much fun, but lots of hilarious memories - too bad the two guys who went with me are dead now, so I have no one to reminisce with). In 1997, returning from a road trip to the east coast, I found myself in the tiny town of Driggs, Idaho. The motel owner told me to walk downtown for the fireworks, which I did. It was an impressive display for such a small town, but I left shorty because my little dog (the one in my avatar) started shaking.
I remember the Bicentennial well. I went to a party at a lake on the Oregon coast. I remember someone saying: "Is this all there is? It seems like there should be something bigger". We had been built up for a least a year in advance of the big day. That was 50 years ago. It seems like ancient history, but at the same time, it seems like last year. Where did 50 years go? Donald, you have a good memory. Where did you spend the Bicentennial? You must have been very close to all the big stuff.
I appreciate you sharing your experiences, Kris, as always. I also was underwhelmed by there not being something much "bigger" for the Bicentennial. I was in my then fiance's apartment (we broke up the next year), watching on TV. Not very exciting for someone as interested in history as me. Thanks!
Sad but true, where is my America where we said the pledge of allegiance standing with our hands over hearts facing the flag at the start of every school day? Sometimes we even said the Our Father prayer, the non Catholic version, where we learned Civics and American History and knew all the words to The Star Spangled Banner and America, the Beautiful, and there were only two sexes, etc. Still, I say, God Bless America!!! And then hope for a miracle to save this once great country.